All Posts Tagged With: "Sentiment"
AAII Sentiment Survey: Bullish Sentiment Rises to a Six-Week High
June 14, 2012 Bullish sentiment rose to a six-week high, while bearish sentiment plunged in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, jumped 6.6 percentage points to 34.0%....18Jun2012 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued
AAII Sentiment Survey: Bearish Sentiment above Average for 4th Week
December 8, 2011 Bullish sentiment rebounded in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey, but bearish sentiment stayed above average for the fourth consecutive week. Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, rebounded...9Dec2011 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued
Is China Being Overvalued?
by Jeannette Di Louie, Investment U Research Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Once upon a time, the term BRIC meant something. Brazil, Russia, India and China were all seen as rising stars in the global economy, and investors couldn’t get enough of them. Not so much anymore....30Nov2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(MA) Be Calmer Than Mr. Market – AAII Investor Update
The market can be finicky over the short term. This has particularly been the case over the past few days, with stock prices fluctuating widely. Some stocks have been excessively volatile. Take Mastercard (MA), for instance. Shares of MA fell 10.6% on Monday, rebounded 10.6% on...15Aug2011 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued
(COP) Dividends Are a Good Source of Income – Finding High (and Rising) Dividends
These may be the times that try men’s souls, but this is also the sort of time when long-term investors can snatch up great bargains. What do I mean by a great bargain? A good solid company selling at a low valuation. The reason you buy stocks is that they represent partial interest in a...10Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
(XRT) Report Shows U.S. Consumer is Alive and Kicking
On Thursday, I wrote a piece titled “The Seven ‘C’s’ of Recovery Optimism” with my last, and possibly weakest, point for the continuing...18Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
(SPY) Market Future Tied to The Debt Ceiling Debate
The fundamental backing for the market continues to be solid. It is important to keep your eyes on the prize. There is lots of news out there, and much of it is more dramatic than earnings results, but rarely does it have more significance for your portfolio. Earning are — and are going...5Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
(AA) A Week of Macro Indicators
Fresh from an extended 4th of July weekend, traders and investors must re-engage the markets and their myriad questions — debt ceiling getting raised? Greek bailout? etc. — to hopefully better navigate the turbulence that has claimed the trading market all season thus far. Earnings...5Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
Stocks to Remain Tentative
Stocks will continue to fret about economic growth and the Greek drama as June comes to an end this week. On the economic front, the most important report this week will be the June ISM Manufacturing report on Friday, though there are a number of housing and confidence related reports on the docket...27Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
Why Money Managers Fail to Beat the Market
by Alexander Green, Investment U’s Chief Investment Strategist Monday, June 27, 2011: Issue #1543 Here are three easy ways to beat the market: Deception, irrelevance and bad...27Jun2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
Optimism Jumps, But Pessimism Stays High – AAII Sentiment Survey
Bullish sentiment jumped 8.5 percentage points to 37.5% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This is an eight-week high for optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months. It is also, however, the 10th consecutive week that bullish sentiment has been below its historical average of...24Jun2011 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued
What to Expect from The Federal Reserve Meeting
The Fed is meeting tomorrow and Wednesday, and on Wednesday afternoon, it will announce the decision on the Fed Funds rate and release the policy statement, followed by a Ben Bernanke news conference. What do I expect? No change in the Fed Funds rate, which has been stuck in a 0 to 0.25%...22Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
Soft Data – Falling Revisions Ratios
The first quarter earnings season is done. Net income growth was 17.12%. While that is down from the extremely strong 30.9% the same 495 of the S&P 500 firms posted in the fourth quarter, it is still a very strong growth rate. Almost all of the growth slowdown is from a failure of the Financial...22Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
Stocks to Remain Tentative$$
The favorable labor market and housing reports on Thursday notwithstanding, it is becoming clear that we will have to wait at least a few more weeks before expecting a trend shift in the nation’s economic fortunes. Add to this questions about China’s growth outlook, the debt-ceiling debate...19Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
Bullish Sentiment Rebounds; Bearish Sentiment Stays Unusually High – AAII Sentiment Survey
June 16, 2011 Bullish sentiment rebounded in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months rose 4.6 percentage points to 29.0%. Despite the improvement, this is the ninth consecutive week that bullish sentiment is below its historical average...16Jun2011 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued
(PCE) Personal Income and Savings Both Rise 0.4%
In March, Personal Income rose 0.4%, matching from the 0.4% rise in both February and March, but only after the March numbers were revised down from a rise of 0.5%. The increase was in line with the consensus expectation of a 0.4% increase. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)...29May2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
(BAC) Credit Card Risks Linger
Are U.S. credit card users protected now? The answer depends on the type of credit card they are holding. If it’s a small business credit card, which is easily available for customers who do not own even a small business, the risk of facing awful practices by credit card companies is huge. A...28May2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
(DELL) Market Demonstrates Strong Earnings Reports
With nothing major on the economic calendar today, stocks will likely struggle to gain traction, with macro concerns dominating the market discourse. We do have a number of positive earnings reports from household names that may help improve sentiment after days of market weakness. We had a...28May2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
Key Fundamental Market Questions
Early May is beset by a “Flight to Safety” trade. That may be hard to see from the modest losses of the S&P 500 the past couple days. However, as I write this article the riskier/smaller cap stocks of the Russell 2000 are down 3% since Monday morning. So quite likely your more aggressive positions...4May2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
Federal Reserve Statement Decoded
The Federal Reserve just finished its meeting, and as was universally expected, it kept the Fed Funds rate at the 0 to 0.25% range where it has been since December 2008. The real action since then has been in the policy statement and the changes in the language of it. Below, I present the...3May2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
Overvaluation Figures Reaching Critical Levels – ValuEngine.com Universe
VALUATION WATCH: Our models find that overvaluation is approaching critical levels. Overvalued stocks now make up almost 62% of our universe and 30% of the universe is calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. All Sectors are calculated to be overvalued Valuation Watch ValuEngine.com...2May2011 | valuengine | 0 comments | Continued
(BA) U.S. Federal Reserve in Focus Today
Investors will have a lot to digest today. In addition to earnings reports from a host of major companies, we got a solid March Durable Good report that was broadly inline with expectations Beyond the U.S. shores, we got a lackluster GDP growth report from the U.K., and a rating agency downgraded...27Apr2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
AAII Sentiment Survey: Optimism Is Rangebound – April 14, 2011
Bullish sentiment slipped 1.4 percentage points to 42.2% in the latest AAII sentiment survey. Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next months stayed within a two percentage point range for the third consecutive week. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that...14Apr2011 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued
April 7, 2011 – Bullish Sentiment at a 7-Week High – AAII Sentiment Survey
Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, improved 1.8 percentage points to 43.6% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This was the third consecutive weekly increase and it puts optimism at a seven-week high. The historical average is 39%. Neutral...7Apr2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
March 31, 2011 – Bullish Sentiment Improved – AAII Sentiment Survey
Bullish sentiment improved 4.1 percentage points to 41.8% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This is the first time optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months has been above its historical average of 39% since February 17, 2011. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock...31Mar2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
Mar 29: Consumer Confidence Fall – Economic Highlights
The Consumer Confidence Index decreased to 63.4 (1985=100) in March after increasing to 72.0 in February from 64.8 in January. The index was expected to decrease with the consensus at 63.9. The Present...29Mar2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
Overvaluation Data from our Latest ValuEngine Valuation Watch
The ValuEngine Valuation Model tracks more than 5000 US equities, ADRs, and foreign stock which trade on US exchanges. The model calculates a level of mispricing or valuation percentage for each equity based on what the stock should be worth if the market were totally rational and efficient–an...17Mar2011 | valuengine | 0 comments | Continued
Volatility – Investors Split About Short-Term Outlook for Stocks – AAII Sentiment Survey
Bullish sentiment slipped 0.8 percentage points to 36.0% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months is at its lowest level since September 2, 2010. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices...10Mar2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
Bullish Sentiment Below 50% for Third Time in 4 Weeks – AAII Sentiment Survey
Bullish sentiment declined 2.8 percentage points to 46.6% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This is the third time in four weeks that optimism has been below 50%. Nonetheless, bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, was above its historical average...17Feb2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued
AAII Investor Sentiment Survey
Bullish sentiment declined 2.1 percentage points to 49.4% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months was above its historical average of 39% for the 23rd consecutive week. This is the second longest such streak since 2004. (Bullish sentiment...10Feb2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued